Rumours Suggest The PlayStation 5 Will Launch Next Year & We've Got The Leaked Specifications Too

The PlayStation 5 could be here sooner than expected as several reports and insiders are hinting it may arrive by Holiday 2019. A report by SemiAccurate also claims to have details about Sony's new console.

The report suggests that PlayStation 5 (may not be the final name) will have upgrades to make it an even more powerful console than the Ps4 Pro. Sony is expected to upgrade the Jaguar CPUs that are currently present in the PS4 and PS4 Pro. It will be replaced by a more powerful Zen-based CPU which will have a minimum of 8 cores. The console is also expected to use a custom GPU that will be based on AMD's upcoming Navo architecture.

The PS5 is also going to be VR ready and will be implemented at the silicon level. The report has not detailed anything about backward compatibility however many expect it to be a pivotal feature as PS4's life cycle comes to an early end.

To further cement the claim, the report added that a large number of PlayStation 5 dev kits are already in the hands of developers. Industry insider Marcus Sellars claims the dev units were sent out as early as last month.

This probably means that PlayStation 5 will probably be getting a 2019 release and there's a high chance that Sony may announce the console at one of their events in 2018 or at E3 2018. SemiAccurate has correctly revealed specs of the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch ahead of their release in the past, and also predicted the console mid-cycle refresh machines i.e. PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X.

Of course, all of this information is based on rumours and speculation and we can only know for sure when Sony announced their next console. Until then, keep an eye on the MensXP Technology page for more upcoming gaming news.